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Thousands more vehicles than usual are expected to crowd onto Bay Area streets, highways and bridges if there is a work stoppage at BART. Commuters are advised to carpool, take an alternative transit service, avoid peak driving periods by traveling earlier or later than usual, or even work at home if possible.":1,"#2b 25 1395 Summary Sheet Contract Integrated Bridge Corridor":1,"#Painting the SAS | Metropolitan Transportation Commission":1,"#Painting the SAS":1,"#Clear filter: Start: 2025-12-03":1,"#Start: 2025-12-03 <span ljsid-1=\"\">x</span>":1,"#AB 670 author's fact sheet | Metropolitan Transportation Commission":1,"#BAHFA budget request Bay Area Caucus support letter | Metropolitan Transportation Commission":1,"#BAHFA budget request Bay Area Caucus support letter":1,"#Clear filter: Start: 2000-12-09":1,"#Start: 2000-12-09 <span ljsid-1=\"\">x</span>":1,"#A combination of additional factors helps define these areas.":1,"#4a <a ljsid-1=\"\">25 1474 4<span ljsid-1-1=\"\"><span ljsid-1-1-0=\"\"></span></span></a> Attachment C RTIP Summary Proposed Changes":1,"#5e 26 0056 2 Attachment A BATA MFR October":1,"#Trainings and bike dispersals will take place every two weeks at different locations in the area.":1,"#Like Vanessa, most participants at Bike-Go-Round’s first event, held earlier this month, had not ridden a bike since childhood. But all finished the introductory bike ride and one participant left the training on bike for an appointment in Berkeley. All this just in time for Oaklavia on June 27.":1,"#“I drive all the time. Like most people in California I depend on my car for most necessities,” said Vanessa Ford, 55, a retiree who takes care of her elderly mother. “I’m most excited about riding to the Pak N Save. I may get tired because I'm no longer 20 years old, but I'll be saving money [by not buying gas], and I'll be getting exercise, which I need as a breast cancer survivor.”":1,"#Low-income residents who are accepted into the program and commit to a five-hour training, which covers rules of the road, safe routes, and bike maintenance; a one-hour introductory bike ride; and a six-month follow-up; receive a restored bike, free bike repairs and new bike accessories: lights, patches, a lock, an East Bay Bicycle Coalition bike map and a helmet.":1,"#Some of the affiliates include Bikes 4 Life, The Bikery, APC, Street Level Health Project, St. Vincent de Paul, Oakland Housing Authority and MORH1 Apartments.":1,"#To carry out that vision, Bike-Go-Round is working with local bike shop affiliates and community hubs to create a city-wide system supporting bike transport.":1,"#\"Our dream is to set up neighborhood bike centers where residents can get affordable bikes, learn how to repair them, and access bike resources,\" said Grey Kolevzon, Bike-Go-Round co-founder.":1,"#Funded in part by a $150,000 grant from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, Bike-Go-Round, a Cycles of Change project, will give away 400 bikes and training to low-income Oaklanders through December.":1,"#Ticket to ride? 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The content of both webinars will be the same. A recording of the webinar will be available on the <a ljsid-3=\"\">Faster Freeways – Exploring the Potential of Pricing</a> web page. Feedback and questions can be submitted by emailing <a ljsid-5=\"\">info@bayareametro.gov</a>.":1,"#First Cycle Community Action Resource and Empowerment (CARE) Program Guidelines (Resolution No. 4604 - Revised) | Metropolitan Transportation Commission":1,"#2a 25 1342 4 MTC FY2025 ACFR Report FINAL":1,"#Provide direct high-speed rail service to San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose, and to as many of the region’s commercial air carrier airports as possible.":1,"#Enter the Bay Area via the Pacheco Pass in order to maximize ridership and farebox revenue, reduce travel times, improve distribution and connection opportunities within the region, and avoid the construction of a new bay crossing required by the Altamont Pass entry for San Francisco service.":1,"#According to MTC Resolution 3198, if a high-speed rail system is constructed in California, such a system should:":1,"#MTC Resolution 3198 on High-Speed Rail, June 1999":1,"#While MTC has not formally endorsed a California HSR system, it has previously taken a position on an alignment between the Central Valley and the Bay Area. There are two Bay Area entry corridors that have been under consideration by the CHSRA for the past several years: one from the east coming over the Altamont Pass in eastern Alameda County, the other coming over the Pacheco Pass in southern Santa Clara County. In June 1999, MTC took a position (via Resolution 3198) to support the Pacheco Pass alignment as the preferred alignment for high-speed train entry into the Bay Area. The Commission reaffirmed its support for the Pacheco Pass alignment in May 2003 and directed staff to work with the CHSRA and Bay Area transit operators to develop an integrated package of projects to enhance connectivity between commuter and intercity rail operators and the proposed HSR system.":1,"#Local Alignment":1,"#Comments can also be submitted online at: <a ljsid-1=\"\">www.cahighspeedrail.ca.gov/public_notice/Comments/<span ljsid-1-1=\"\"><span ljsid-1-1-0=\"\"></span></span></a>":1,"#Details about the California High-Speed Rail Authority's Draft EIR/EIS can be viewed at: <a ljsid-1=\"\">www.cahighspeedrail.ca.gov/public_notice/<span ljsid-1-1=\"\"><span ljsid-1-1-0=\"\"></span></span></a>":1,"#MTC staff has prepared a <a ljsid-1=\"\">presentation<span ljsid-1-1=\"\"><span ljsid-1-1-0=\"\"></span></span></a> (PowerPoint) that responds to each of the above three questions. Action is scheduled for the MTC <a ljsid-3=\"\">Planning Committee meeting<span ljsid-3-1=\"\"><span ljsid-3-1-0=\"\"></span></span></a> on October 12, 2007, and the full Commission meeting on October 24, 2007 (see the <a ljsid-5=\"\">Meetings page</a> for times and location). The public can comment at the meetings, or by e-mailing <a ljsid-7=\"\">info@bayareametro.gov</a>, or sending a letter to:":1,"#For more information, contact Doug Kimsey at 510.817.5790.":1,"#The 2007-08 enacted state budget provides $20.7 million to continue project implementation. While far less than the amount originally requested, the 2007-08 funding supports the preparation of a project financial plan, project management activities, identification of critical rights-of-way acquisitions, and the continuation of detailed project design and related environmental studies. However, bond funding for the project must still be authorized by voters in 2008. A $9.95 billion dollar bond measure is on the November 2008 ballot with $9 billion for implementing high-speed rail and $950 million for improvements to other rail services that connect to the high-speed rail service. This bond measure requires a simple majority vote for approval.":1,"#Funding for High-Speed Rail (Per the California High-Speed Rail Authority)":1,"#In funding the <a ljsid-1=\"\">Regional Rail Plan</a>, Regional Measure (RM) 2 stipulated that the plan examine how the regional rail network could be integrated with a statewide high-speed train system between the Bay Area, Central Valley and Southern California. As such, the Regional Rail Plan evaluated eight alternative configurations for high-speed lines connecting the Bay Area with the Central Valley and Southern California via Pacheco Pass or Altamont Pass. Opportunities to operate regional “overlay” services across high-speed rail lines were also identified.":1,"#Regional Rail Plan and High-Speed Rail":1,"#The California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) and its predecessor, the California High-Speed Rail Commission, have been assessing the feasibility of a statewide high-speed rail (HSR) system for more than 10 years. With a motto of “Fly California without ever leaving the ground,” the Authority envisions high-speed trains capable of maximum speeds of up to 220 miles per hour with an expected trip time from San Francisco to Los Angeles in just over two hours and 30 minutes. The 700-mile long system is forecast to potentially carry up to 117 million passengers per year by 2030.":1,"#Comments can also be submitted online at: <a ljsid-1=\"\">www.cahighspeedrail.ca.gov/public_notice/Comments/</a>":1,"#925 L Street, Suite 1425":1,"#California High-Speed Rail Authority, EIR/EIS Comments":1,"#The comment period for the CHSRA Draft EIR/EIS has been extended to noon on <strong ljsid-1=\"\">Friday, October 26, 2007</strong>. Written comments may be submitted to:":1,"#Details about the California High-Speed Rail Authority's Draft EIR/EIS can be viewed at: <a ljsid-1=\"\">www.cahighspeedrail.ca.gov/public_notice/</a>":1,"#Bay Area-to-Central Valley High-Speed Train Program Draft EIR/EIS":1,"#101 Eighth Street":1,"#Planning Director":1,"#Doug Kimsey":1,"#MTC staff has prepared a <a ljsid-1=\"\">presentation</a> (PowerPoint) that responds to each of the above three questions. Action is scheduled for the MTC <a ljsid-3=\"\">Planning Committee meeting</a> on October 12, 2007, and the full Commission meeting on October 24, 2007 (see the <a ljsid-5=\"\">Meetings page</a> for times and location). The public can comment at the meetings, or by e-mailing <a ljsid-7=\"\">info@bayareametro.gov</a>, or sending a letter to:":1,"#How can high-speed rail be implemented in Northern California and the Bay Area?":1,"#Which high-speed rail alignment is preferred and why?":1,"#Should the Bay Area support building a statewide high-speed rail system?":1,"#To help frame the high-speed rail discussion, staff has proposed the following three questions for the MTC commissioners to consider:":1,"#Key Questions for MTC’s October 2007 Meetings":1,"#The question of how high-speed rail will enter and serve the San Francisco Bay Area has again moved to the top of region’s transportation agenda as the result of two efforts. The CHSRA, in cooperation with the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), recently released (and is seeking public comment on) a program-level EIR/EIS that further examines the San Francisco Bay Area-to-Central Valley region as the second part of a tiered environmental review process. Meanwhile, MTC reexamined the issue as part of the development of the <a ljsid-1=\"\">Regional Rail Plan</a>, which the Commission adopted in late September 2007. In light of the substantial amount of new information that has been developed as part of the Regional Rail Plan and the CHSRA Draft EIR/EIS, MTC is considering taking a formal position on the need for a statewide HSR system and reassessing its position focusing exclusively on a south alignment entry to the Bay Area via the Pacheco Pass.":1,"#High-Speed Rail Again in the Spotlight":1,"#MTC Resolution 3198 did not endorse the high-speed rail system nor any subsequent ballot measure financing its construction.":1,"#If the Authority elects not to provide direct high-speed rail service to any of the three major cities, it should finance the improvement and operation of upgraded connecting rail service to such city or cities with a level of service as close to direct high-speed rail service as feasible.":1,"#map of Most Densely Populated Urban Areas In 2010":1,"#June 2012":1,"#This map illustrates the Nation's top five most densely populated Urban Areas as tabulated by Census 2010. Four of these areas are in California. The San Francisco-Oakland and San Jose Urban Areas rank second and third, respectively. That the New York Metropolitan area ranks fifth on this list shows that this density ranking is greatly affected by the nature of the land area designated as urban. Census Urban Areas comprise an urban core and associated suburbs. California's urban and suburban areas are more uniform in density when compared to New York's urban core and suburban periphery which have vastly different densities. Delano ranks fourth because it has a very small land area and its population is augmented by two large California State Prisons housing 10,000 inmates.":1,"#4aii 25 1442 PowerPoint Next Generation Clipper Update | Metropolitan Transportation Commission":1,"#4aii 25 1442 PowerPoint Next Generation Clipper Update":1,"#2a 25 1483 11 10 2025 Administration Draft Minutes | Metropolitan Transportation Commission":1,"#2a 25 1483 11 10 2025 Administration Draft Minutes":1,"#3a 23 1174 Attachment A BAIFA Resolution 50 docx Shortcut":1,"#Main Street":1,"#San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge New East Span: Grillage lifted into place":1,"#CCTS Workshop Handout: Short and Medium Term Packages":1,"#CCTS Stakeholder Workshop Presentation, February 7, 2017":1,"#CCTS: San Francisco Metro Problem Statement":1},"version":55479}]